Literary notes about Cardamom (AI summary)
A careful review of the examples shows that "cardamom" is almost exclusively used to denote the spice, its seed, or even geographical features like the Cardamom Hills, rather than as a descriptor of color. None of the provided examples—the ones from medicinal tinctures [1], culinary recipes [2, 3], geographical references [4, 5], or other such contexts—employ "cardamom" to evoke a visual hue or chromatic quality in literature. Thus, while one might imagine the spice’s warm, exotic notes inspiring a color name, the literature here does not treat "cardamom" as a color.
- * Tinctura Cardamomi (Tr. Cardam.), Tincture of Cardamom, U.S.P. —Cardamom seed (15%) in diluted alcohol.
— from Epitome of the Pharmacopeia of the United States and the National FormularyWith Comments by William August Puckner - Today the menu included brown rice, a new selection of vegetables, and cardamom seeds.
— from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda - So the gingerbread was made in the shape of hearts, and the finest was stuck with almonds and cardamom, by the Duchess's own hand.
— from Ekkehard: A Tale of the Tenth Century. Vol. 1 (of 2) by Joseph Victor von Scheffel - On the Cardamom Hills there may still exist a tribe of dwarfs, of which very little is known.
— from Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 5 of 7 by Edgar Thurston - “Later on, they settled in a portion of the Cardamom Hills called Makara-alum.
— from Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 4 of 7 by Edgar Thurston
